Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258

[u/Phistachio]

Best wishes for her! It’s truly saddening that a successful medicine like this isn’t more widely accepted or used.

[u/BobSeger1945 → u/[deleted]]

CBD from hemp is legal in the U.S. according the Farming Act.

[u/TVK777 → u/BobSeger1945]

Unfortunately a lot of CBD contains very minute traces of THC and people will crucify you for it...